‘I was only 15 when Hillsborough happened,’ he said. ‘I was football mad and as a family we couldn’t believe the pain and horror.

‘How can anyone die watching the game they love? That isn’t right, that isn’t fair. What happened after wasn’t right or fair.

‘To fight for the name of the people you have lost is appalling.’

Martinez added: ‘The way you fight for justice is incredible,’ he said.

‘Everton are with you, I don’t need to tell you - you know that.

‘Everton remembers, we always will.’

Red and Blue: Martinez and Everton CEO Robert Elstone (second left) sit with members of the Liverpool squad

Across Stanley Park: Liverpool's city rivals Everton paid their respects with a tribute at Goodison Park

A city united: Everton's squad, including Ross Barkley, Romelu Lukaku, Kevin Mirallas, Gareth Barry and Sylvain Distin, watch a screening of the Hillsborough memorial service at Goodison Park on Tuesday afternoon